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People and homes

Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.

Who lives here
Median age
39.2 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 36.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 37.6 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 (estimated) · 2016: 2.1 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
52.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 77.3% (estimated) · 2016: 60.4% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.7%2016: 10.8% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10%2016: 13.7% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%39.5%2016: 38.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.9%2016: 24.2% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.8%2016: 13.1% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.3%2011: 24.3% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.2%2011: 21% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9%2011: 9.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%36.7%2016: 34.5% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%11.8%2011: 10.5% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%1.8%2016: 2.2% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%10%2016: 10.9% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%1.2%2016: 1.4% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%14.5%2016: 16% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%72.4%2016: 69.7% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%87.9%2016: 86.4% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.6%2016: 6.1% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%6.4%2016: 7.3% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%23%2016: 20.4% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%76.3%2016: 78.9% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
89.3%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 88.7% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%55.8%2016: 57% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%44.6%2016: 42.9% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%0.1%2016: 0.2% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.1%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.8%2016: 0.9% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.2%2016: 0% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.2%2016: 5% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%92.4%2016: 93.9% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%0.6%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%7%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%36.9%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%53.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.6%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%53.8%2016: 40.6% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%33.1%2016: 48.6% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%9.8%2016: 10% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.3% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.5%2016: 1% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.